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Jonah Beecham is a down-on-his-luck cowboy, stuck in Vegas with no money, no job, no friends, and Christmas rapidly approaching. Although he’d been promised a job as a bullfighter, the job falls through, and he’ll be sleeping in his truck for Christmas. In a fit of desperation, he drops a coin in an old-fashioned slot machine and wins enough to put gas in his truck...plus a little something extra. Rather than press his luck, he decides to leave the casino, but the universe isn’t done with him yet.

Wendell Weston is in a slump. Paranormal stories are his life. His income. His sole focus for as long as he can remember...not that he actually believes any of it is real. His obsession has complicated his love life, but for the most part, he hasn’t minded. But now, his muse has gone quiet.

Lucky “Simon Harrison” Lucklighter left behind his criminal past to become one of the best agents in the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. He’s found a committed partner in fellow agent Bo Schollenberger and built a life. Now, enemies within the SNB and a friend’s betrayal leave him nowhere to turn, not even to his mentor. His boss’s life, the future of the SNB, and Lucky’s career depend on him.

By-the-book Bo Schollenberger’s training to be the new boss at the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. He’s always been the moral compass for his partner Lucky Lucklighter, or Simon Harrison, or whatever-the-hell his name is this week. Lucky might have read the book, or parts of it, but toes the line between legal and…not so legal. A little moral elasticity lets him out-maneuver the bad guys. It’s not broke, why fix it?

It had been a long time since Tara Phillips had slept with a man, but a passionate night full of adventurous sex was just what she needed. And it was just what she got when she met the smooth and handsome property developer, Brenton Morgan, while on vacation in California. It was supposed to be a holiday fling, which was why Brenton never revealed his secret shape-shifting lion side to her. However, what was meant to be just one night would become much, much more nine months later, and life as they knew it would never be the same again....

After being pressed into the service of the Royal Navy, piracy afforded Captain Andrew Reeves the path to a new life. But he’ll find no peace until he’s exacted vengeance upon those who betrayed him - including his former lover Arabella Baines. Bella once promised her unfailing love yet is soon to marry another. Taking her captive, Drew vows to do with her as he pleases, subjecting her to every dark desire conjured by his rage and bitterness.

Jace Garrison was a musical prodigy at Juilliard ready to take the world by storm. Everything he could ever want out of life was unfolding right before his eyes, until everything came crashing down at once. With his muse gone, along with everything he loved, will Jace find the courage to move on?

Southeastern Narcotics Bureau Agent Bo Schollenberger’s solved his cases using his brains and not a gun, and with his partner, not alone. Now he’s handed a tough new case involving designer drugs that turn users violent. One false move could end his life as he immerses himself into a motorcycle gang to locate the source. His fate depends on how well he can impersonate someone else. Someone named Cyrus Cooper.

Drew Drummond might call himself a psychic tarot reader, but he doesn’t believe in the supernatural. The business was left to him by his grandmother, and seemed the best way to rise above the chronic criminal behavior of the Drummond family. Being gay only makes finding love more difficult. When Cliff Garcia, Drew’s crush from his teenage years, moves back to town and joins the police force, Drew doesn’t think he has a chance. After all, the skeptical cop considers Drew’s profession on par with professional con men.

Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He lost it all the night a tour bus sailed off a mountainside, sending his band - with his brother - to their deaths. Killian is dead, too, if the papers are to be believed, and living a half-life of odd jobs, rodeo rides, and pick-up gigs. The road that once meant freedom is now Killy’s exile. No strings, no ties, no names for the one-night stands. Answering a tribute band’s ad thrusts him face-to-face with his past and into the arms of the one man who just might understand.

Rainbow Key - an idyllic island retreat off the west coast of Florida. Think wedding destination, white sandy beaches, lurve…except at the moment Joshua is struggling to pay the electricity bill, they’ve no paying customers, and even if they did they can’t afford the repairs from the devastating hurricane that struck three years ago – and to top it off they have to take in Daniel, a grumpy businessman who has been ordered by his doctor to take some time off before he has a heart attack from too much stress.

Dr. Grant Anderson long ago gave up on a relationship with Leo Garner. After all, Leo left him for a movie star, and who can compete with that? But now, Leo’s back with his adorable, genius daughter in tow. The attraction between Grant and Leo is undeniable, and soon, their affection reignites, as well. But will their luck hold out through health scares and family drama so they can find their happy ending at last?

Miss Evelyn Coburn refuses to die a virgin. Upon receiving her inheritance, she decides to investigate rumors of a secret London agency which provides the services of male courtesans. The Honourable Hugh Radcliffe is in dire financial straits after being disowned by his family for pursuing a career as a portraitist. When he’s asked to go into business to form The Gentleman Courtesans, he agrees...Will their newfound happiness end when their arrangement does, or will what began as a matter of lust and convenience lead to true and lasting love?

Little did Pete Kenyon know that on the day of his father's funeral, he would get a call to find a missing hiker and meet the love of his life. Of course, trust doesn't come easy for an abused kid who grew up in a drug den. Then there's the puzzle of his uncle's threats to stay away from the house and land he just inherited.

Wolf shifter Gray Collins returns to his home pack to avenge his father’s murder, never expecting to take on the role of leader. Gray is a loner with no desire to tackle the politics of being Pack Alpha. Worse yet, he falls for the man he’s come to depend on - omega Logan Richardson. According to pack lore, omegas are inferior, nothing more than lowly servants. Or are they?

Conner Abbot is the youngest, and weakest, of many brothers. A runt and an omega, he is unable to hunt after a dragon attack left him scarred. Though he's worthless to his family, he knows they love him, and he loves them. Which is why Conner volunteers to mate to a dragon for peace, rather than watch one of his brothers be taken away. Aris Macleod, high dragon of his clan, wasn't happy with the arrangement.

Welcome to the world of Rescue for Hire. Meet the team members that make up a company that forms a family of heroes. Jack Woods is a paramedic on the team, a caregiver by nature, but in his off time he turns into a wild, hard partier. After watching his best friend and boss fall in love, he decides he wants that. Putting his partying ways behind him turns out to be harder than he thought when an ex won't stay an ex.

Welcome to the world of Rescue for Hire. Meet the team members that make up a company that forms a family of heroes. Cade Miller is the owner of the company and is a dominating alpha in mind and body. Cade rescues Bret James on a mission. The instant connection between the two cannot be denied, and he decides to keep him. Bret may have submissive qualities that mesh completely with the big bear, but it is his mischievous side that keeps Cade on his toes and coming back for more.

Forty years ago the Spirit of Vengeance — a Purpose — took William Morgan as its host, demanding he avenge the innocent by killing the guilty. Since then, Will has retreated behind Gar, a façade he uses to avoid dealing with what he’s become. Cold, impassive, and devoid of emotion, Gar goes about his life alone — until his tidy, orderly world is upended when he meets Ryan, a broken young man cast out by his family. Spurred to action for reasons he can’t understand, Gar saves Ryan from death and finds himself confronted by his humanity.

Carter has always had a penchant for looking at kink, but after filling out a profile on a spanking social platform, he never imagined himself partaking in such activities. But the gorgeous, older Rick Stonestreet is prepared to make him an offer he can't resist!